Awning construction



March 31. 1925.

W. F. ODONNELL ET AL AWNING CONSTRUCTI ON Original Filed g- 12, 1922 A TTORNE Y8 Patented Mar 31, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCES ODONNELL AND CHANCY SEYBOLD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

AWNING CONSTRUCTION.

Applicationfilcd. August 12, 1922, Serial No. 581,499. Renewed September 20, 1924-;

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that we,-W1LLIAM; F. ODon- NELL and CHANOY ,SEYBOLD, both citizens of theUnited States, andresidents of .Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have, invented a new and nsefullinprovement in Awning Constructions, of which the following, is a full, clear, and exact description.

Ourinvention relates to improvements in awning constructions, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrange 'ments herein described and claimed.

An object of our invention is to provide animprovement over that form of the de-' A further object of our invention is to.

provide a device of the character described in which the awning, and the actuating cable are entirely enclosed. a

A further object of our invention is to provide a device of the character described in which the awning may be opened at different elevationswith respect to the window.

A further object of our invention is to provide a device of the character described which is simple in construction, and which is durable and eificient for the purpose intended.

A further object of our invention is to provide a device of the character described whichis not likely to easily get'out of order, and which may be readily attached to a window ofordinary construction with'but slight alterations in the latter. a

Other objects and advantages will appear in the followingspecification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Our. invention is illustrated in the-accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device as shown operativelynpplied to a window, Figure 2 is a front elevation of the device, and V Figure 3 is an enlarged. detailed portion of the device.

In carrying out our invention, we makeuseof an. ordinary windowconstruction 1 and dispose vertically extending rods 2 adjacent tothe sides of the window and parallel therewith. As clearly shown in Figure 1, the rods 2 extendsubstantially from the mid point of the lower sash 3. to the top of the The rods are secured in place window 1. at their lower ends by screw eyes 4 and are bent at 5 so as to slope gentlytoward the top ofthe window, the upper ends of the rods be ng secured toethe frame by screws .6.

An awning cover 7 of the type described in our application SerialNo. 4 -8 1,860, is secured to the window frame adjacent to the upper'edge thereof and carries an awning An awning 13 of canvas or thelike is se cured to the roller 8 and is adapted to wind thereon. The free end of the awning 13 is secured to the transverse b21314; of a frame 15. The frame 15 is ,U-shaped and .has its legs pivotally carried by a pin 16 which in turn is carried by a slidable plate 17. The plate 17 has a bore 18' therein which is larger in diameter than the diameter of the rod 2 and is adapted to receive the rod. From this construction it will be obvious that when the cable 9 isunwound from the reel wll, the canvas will unwind from the roll 8 and will drop the frame 15 downwardly along the rods 2. This movement will continue until the plates 17 abut the screw eye 1. A further unwinding of the cable 9 will permit the legs 19 of the frame 15 to 'ivot about the pins 16 from the position 5 shown in Figure 1 to the position Y.

In Figure 3, we haveshown the plate 17 constructed in a novel manner, whereby it is adapted to lock the legs 19 against an up ward movement. The'legs 19 carry roller pins 20.which engage withthe edge of the plate 17 and which are adapted to be received in a hook portion 21. The legs 19 are slotted at 22 so as to permit the inward movement of the legs when the pin 20 is being disposed in the slot or hook 21. When the pin 20 is disposed in the slot 21, the cable 9 may be tightened and will pull the outer end of the frame upwardly until the pin engages with the ends of the slot. The pin 20 and the pin 16 prevent any further movement of the legs 19 after the pin 20 is disposed in the slot 21.

The plate 17 also carries novel releasing means whereby the frame 15 can be readily unlocked from the plate 17 from the inside of the window. This means comprises a trigger 23 which is pivotally secured to the plate 17 at 24 and which is adapted to be swung so as to cover the open end of the slot 21. When it is desired to release the frame 15 from the plate 1.7, the cable 9 is unwound so as to swing the frame 19 to the position 23 shown in Figure 3. When the frame is in this position, the pin 20 is disposed in back of the trigger 23. The cable 9 may now be wound and will first move the frame 19 so as to bring the roller 20 into engagement with the edge of the plate 17 and then will swing the frame 19 about the pin 16 as a pivot, whereupon the trigger 23 will be swung in position so as to close the open end of the slot 21 and thus prevent the pin 20 from entering the slot. The frame 15 may now be swung about the pin 16 until it is disposed in the position X of Figure 1. It is obvious that the trigger will drop into a vertical position due to gravity as soon as the pin 20 is passed thereby. The plate 17 is therefore adapted to instantly engage with the pin 20 and hold the frame 15 in opened position.

The window frame 1 carries a transverse rod 25 which causes the canvas 13 to take the position shown by the dotted lines in Figure 1 when the device is in opened position. This rod 25 is usually provided in awning constructions of the ordinary type.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. When the device is in closed position, the bar 14 of the frame is disposed adjacent to the roller 8 so as to dispose all of the canvas beneath the cover 7. As heretofore stated, when it is desired to open the awning, the ratchet 12 is released so as to permit the cable 9 to unwind and allow he frame 15 to descend until the plates 17 engage with the screw eyes 1. Further movement of the awning swings the legs 19 into the position Y and causes the pins 20 to enter the slots 21. hen the cable 9 is tightened, it locks the bars 19 in position. It is obvious from the foregoing that the awning may be locked in opened position from the inside of the window by first releasing the cable 9 until the pin 20 is disposed in back of the trigger 23, whereupon the trigger 23 will prevent the pin from entering the slot 21 when the frame 15 is swung from the position Z to the position X. The plate 17 provides a simple, novel and etlicient means whereby the awning may be locked in opened position and may be again closed at will, both of these portions being controlled from the inside of the window.

It is sometimes desirous to open the awning at different elevations with respect to the window. In Figures 1 and 2, I have shown a simple means by which this is accomplished. Plates 26 are carried by rods 27 which are rotatably disposed in the window frame. The rods 27 may be rotated by turn knobs 28 and are adapted to swing the plates 26 from the full line position shown in Figure 2 into the dotted line posi tion. Further movement of the plates 26 is prevented by stop pins 29 which are carried by the window frame. When the plates 26 are disposed in the dotted line position, they abut the rods 2 and are adapted to prevent the plate 17 from moving thereby. When the plates 17 strike the plates 26, the frame 15 will open in the ordinary manher but at an elevation higher than the elevation shown in the dotted line position of Figure 1. In this case the awning 13 will extend in a straight line from the roller 8 to the bar 14 of the frame 15. It is obvious that the plates 26 may be disposed at any position along the rods 2 and as many plates as desired may be used with the window.

The device is very simple in operation and is durable and efficient for the purpose intended. The outstanding feature of the device is the entire control of the awning from the inside of the window. The plates 1? are prevented from moving upwardly with respect to the rods 2 when the frame 15 is in the position Y by the binding action caused by the bore 18 frictionally engaging with the rod 2. The lugs 19 also carry roller pins adjacent to their outer ends, these pins engaging with the rods 2 and preventing the frame 15 from gouging into the window frame. The device may be applied to any window of ordinary construction with but slight alterations in the latter.

We claim:

1. In an awning construction, a plate having a recess therein, a bolt carried by said plate, a bar having a slot in one end thereof adapted to slidably receive said bolt, 21 pin carried by said bar and adapted to be received in said recess to lock said bar against movement in one direction, and a pawl pivotally carried by said plate and adapted to close the outer end of said recess, said bar being adapted to swing clownwardly so as to dispose said pin in back of roller adapted to be secured to the outside of a Window, vertically extending rods disposed on each-side of said Window, a plate shdably disposed on each rod, a frame slidably and pivotally carried by said plates,

said plates having pm receiving recesses therein, pins carried by said flame and adapted to enter said recesses, a gravity actuated pawl carried by each plate and adapted to be swung so as to close the open end of said recess, an awning secured to said roller and to the free end of said frame, a reel adapted to be disposed on the inside of the Window, a cable operatively connecting said reel to said roller, said pins being received in said recesses when said frame is swung into opened position, said frame be ing adapted to carry said pins in back of said pawls, whereby upon the winding of the cable, the pins will swing said pawls so as to close the open end of said recesses, thereby moving past the recesses.

3. In an awning construction, a plate having a recess therein, an arm pivotally secured to said plate and having a projection adapted to enter said recess to prevent movement of said arm in one direction, and a pawl adapted to close the outer end of said recess to permit said projection to pass said recess when said projection is moved by said arm. I

4. An awning construction comprising a pair of rods, plates having recesses therein and being slidably mounted on said rods, arms pivotally carried by said plates, projections carried by said arms and being adapted to enter said recesses when said arms are disposed in a predetermined position with respect to said inner face, said projections when disposed in said recesses preventing swinging of said arms in one dircction, and a pawl carried by each plate and being adapted to cover the open end of each recess, thereby permitting said projections to ride by the recess when said projections are engaging with said pawls.

An awning construction comprising a frame guiding means, plates having recesses therein and being slidably carried bysaid means, a frame carried by said plates, and means carried by said frame for entering said recesses to lock said frame against movement in one direction.

6. An awning construction comprising a frame guiding means, plates having recesses therein and being slidably carried by said means, a frame carried by said plates, means carried by said frame for entering said recesses to lock said frame against movement in one directiomand pawls carried by said plates and being adapted to cover the open end of said recesses, whereby said means is adapted to operatively engage with said pawls when said frame has been swung into a predetermined position and to cause said pawls to cover the recesses to permit said means to ride over said recesses.

WILLIAM FRANCES ODONNELL.

CHANCY SEYBOLD. 

